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It’s the Interface

A whole lot of people – including computer scientists who should know better and academics who are usually thoughtful – are caught up in fanciful, magical beliefs about chatbots. Any sufficiently advanced technology and all that. But why chatbots specifically?…
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Dumplings, History & Authenticity

This article from University of Michigan’s LSA Magazine was an interesting read. Brown finds that when we look closely at the historic foodways that brought us popular dishes, we are “forced to consider that cuisines and cultures can’t be reduced…
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Detroit Zoo

I spent last week in Michigan and had a chance to visit the zoo of my childhood. The Detroit Zoo has changed a fair bit since I last visited it a couple of decades ago. I enjoyed the few hours…
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Ideas for a New North Carolina Constitution

Carolina Forward takes a look at potential changes to North Carolina’s Constitution that could help reduce some of the dysfunction seen in the state’s government: Unifying the executive branch Reforming the redistricting process Staggering Senate terms & limiting time in…
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AI Necromancy

Using any means to put words into the mouth of a dead person feels grotesque, especially for the purposes of a legal case. Generative AI unfortunately makes it easy to accomplish in a rather compelling way. An AI avatar made…
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Screwworm

This was an interesting video from Sarah Taber. I had never heard of screwworm before or how they were eradicated within the United States and the rest of North America. Screwworm: MAGA is bringing back flesh-eating maggots 😦 (Farm to…
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It’s the Interface

Dumplings, History & Authenticity

Detroit Zoo

Ideas for a New North Carolina Constitution

AI Necromancy

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